A63C 17/00
Roller skates
Official title: Roller skates; Skate-boards
A63C17/00 (Roller skates) appears on 2,842 US grants and 2,147 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63C- Granted patents
- 2,842
- Published applications
- 2,147
- Assignees
- 744
- Inventors
- 3,539
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | 27 | 0 |
| 1978 | 48 | 0 |
| 1979 | 31 | 0 |
| 1980 | 32 | 0 |
| 1981 | 26 | 0 |
| 1982 | 33 | 0 |
| 1983 | 27 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | 21 | 0 |
| 1991 | 33 | 0 |
| 1992 | 41 | 0 |
| 1993 | 45 | 0 |
| 1994 | 65 | 0 |
| 1995 | 77 | 0 |
| 1996 | 92 | 0 |
| 1997 | 68 | 0 |
| 1998 | 129 | 0 |
| 1999 | 128 | 0 |
| 2000 | 121 | 0 |
| 2001 | 103 | 35 |
| 2002 | 124 | 115 |
| 2003 | 93 | 132 |
| 2004 | 62 | 141 |
| 2005 | 66 | 102 |
| 2006 | 60 | 100 |
| 2007 | 56 | 77 |
| 2008 | 47 | 82 |
| 2009 | 28 | 66 |
| 2010 | 43 | 77 |
| 2011 | 45 | 73 |
| 2012 | 56 | 82 |
| 2013 | 73 | 76 |
| 2014 | 71 | 76 |
| 2015 | 66 | 89 |
| 2016 | 68 | 89 |
| 2017 | 86 | 99 |
| 2018 | 77 | 116 |
| 2019 | 78 | 102 |
| 2020 | 67 | 65 |
| 2021 | 68 | 71 |
| 2022 | 63 | 62 |
| 2023 | 62 | 61 |
| 2024 | 53 | 67 |
| 2025 | 44 | 59 |
| 2026 | 26 | 33 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A63C 17/01Skateboards1,202
- A63C 17/04Roller skates: with wheels arranged otherwise than in two pairs1,043
- A63C 17/26Roller skates: with special auxiliary arrangements522
- A63C 17/22Wheels for roller skates518
- A63C 17/12Roller skates: with driving mechanisms484
- A63C 17/14Roller skates: with brakes483
- A63C 17/0046Roller skates: with shock absorption or suspension system234
- A63C 17/0006Accessories232
All 24 subgroupsShow fewer
- A63C 17/0093Mechanisms transforming leaning into steering through an inclined geometrical axis176
- A63C 17/02Roller skates: with wheels arranged in two pairs164
- A63C 17/20Roller skates: with fixable wheels permitting the skates to be used for159
- A63C 17/0086Roller skates adjustable in length to fit the size of the foot115
- A63C 17/18Convertible into ice or snow-running skates115
- A63C 17/0033Roller skates: with a castor wheel, i.e. a swiveling follow-up wheel109
- A63C 17/004Roller skates: with auxiliary wheels not contacting the riding surface during steady108
- A63C 17/0073Roller skates: with offset wheel, i.e. wheel contact point to surface offset81
- A63C 17/008Roller skates: with retractable wheel, i.e. movable relative to the chassis out73
- A63C 17/006Roller skates: with wheels of different size or type71
- A63C 17/16Roller skates: for use on specially shaped or arranged runways57
- A63C 2017/0053Roller skates: with foot plate quick release or shoe bindingIndexing code54
- A63C 17/0066Roller skates: with inclined wheel, i.e. not perpendicular to the surface it34
- A63C 17/28Roller skates: with arrangements for sitting32
- A63C 17/10Roller skates: with endless tracks31
- A63C 17/0026Roller skates used otherwise than standing or sitting on them22
Recent patents
- Apparatus for switching two rollers of a skate between an in-line position and a side-by-side position6 Oct 2026US 12,752,177 B2
- Lean steering spatial mechanism for a riding device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,178 B1Rc Innovation, LLC
- Efficient and stable skate board29 Sep 2026US 12,746,452 B2
- Skateboards with a multi-wheel truck29 Sep 2026US 12,746,453 B2Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
- Roller skate8 Sep 2026US 12,728,343 B2Stateside Skates Ltd.
- Skate1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295371 A1Radical Sportech LLC
- Skateboard and skateboard trucks24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284507 A1
- Adaptive skating training product17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273367 A1
- Skateboards adjustable between compact and extended configurations17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273381 A1
- Skateboard pivot truck10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263899 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Membranes of polyurethane based materials including polyester polyols423US 6,013,340 ANIKE, Inc. · 2000
- Powered skateboard318US 6,050,357 AEMPower Corporation · 2000
- Barrier members including a barrier layer employing polyester polyols295US 6,203,868 B1NIKE, Inc. · 2001
- Roller skate with auxiliary roller for assisting turning and braking action thereof292US 5,732,957 A1998
- Personal mobility vehicles and methods215US 6,302,230 B1DEKA Products Limited Partnership · 2001